Named the greatest guitar player of all time by Rolling Stone magazine in its recent “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” feature, there are few unfamiliar with the legendary songwriter and performer Jimi Hendrix. The guitar virtuoso’s playing style redefined rock and roll, infusing his unparalleled technical ability with an extreme and experimental sound that wowed audiences, changing music history for decades to come. On December 20th, Harmonix is proud to be adding seven classic Hendrix tracks to the Rock Band Music Store.

1968’s Hendrix-produced Electric Ladyland album features some of the musician’s most popular and enduring songs. Three songs from this classic – “Long Hot Summer Night,” “Gypsy Eyes,” and “All Along the Watchtower” – kick off the pack. An incendiary live performance of “Voodoo Child (Slight Return),” recorded at the legendary Woodstock festival, is also included in the pack. The pack of seven tracks also includes “Dolly Dagger” “Freedom” and “Angel” from First Rays Of The New Rising Sun. These songs were originally recorded for 1971’s Rainbow Bridge and The Cry of Love albums.

Pro Guitar and Pro Bass upgrades for two of the tracks, “All Along the Watchtower” and “Freedom,” will be available. Pro upgrades for previously available Hendrix songs, “Purple Haze” and “Little Wing,” will also be offered. A full list of the extensive catalog of Jimi Hendrix songs playable in Rock Band can be found here.

Available on Xbox 360, Wii™ and PlayStation®3 system (December 20th, 2011):

(These tracks will be available in Europe on PlayStation®3 system December 21st)

The tracks will be available as “Experience Jimi Hendrix Pack 01,” with all songs available for purchase individually on Xbox 360, PlayStation®3 system and Wii™. Tracks marked with “O” feature support for keyboards; tracks marked with “X” will offer Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions for $0.99 per song.

Yes. Any Hendrix is welcome! But I still want the rest of Electric Ladyland as well. Hell yeah for All Allong The Watchtowe, Freedom and Angel.
Also, who wants to bet that Voodoo Child (Slight Return) is going to be insane on drums (especially cause it's a live cut from Woodstock no less)?

Meh, kinda bummed out on Hendrix now after the last 2 albums we got. I'll get "All Along The Watchtower" and that'll pretty much be it for all the Hendrix I want. I'll check out the charts for the rest, but I doubt I'll get anything else. Was really hoping we'd get something new and exciting this christmas.

I wasnt expecting more Hendrix too. It just proves that Metallica still has a contract with GH/Activision, cause Rock Band would not be crazy to let pass the band's 30th anniversary in blank... Well... I'm not in the mood to get more Hendrix now.

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Also, please, pleeeeaaaaassssseee, don't have the guitar charts be as shitty as Axis or Ima killa bitch.

Probably the most awkward album in the game so far to play on Guitar, with the exception of "Little Wing", "If 6 Was 9", and "One Rainy Wish". I hope these songs are charted closer to the quality of "Are You Experienced", all the songs on that album were pretty fun.

Experienced has some great pop sensibilities (Purple Haze, Foxey Lady, Fire) which are just classics, and the rest of it's just a good jam album. Hendrix and the drummer really did have incerdible skill. Beyond that, eh.

Axis: Perhaps more developed, but at times wonky and inconsistent. Had better song templates, but they could have made them longer and put more stuff in the tunes and it would have become even more of a classic.